Polesden Lacey

Polesden Lacey

Polesden Lacey is an Edwardian house (expanded from an earlier building). It is located on the North Downs at Great Bookham, near Dorking, Surrey, England and a National Trust property.

This Regency house was extensively remodelled in 1906 by the Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville, a well-known Edwardian hostess. Her collection of fine paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver is displayed in the reception rooms and galleries, as it was at the time of her celebrated house parties.

There are extensive grounds, a walled rose garden, lawns and landscape walks through part of the estate of 1,400 acres (5.6 square kilometres).

The future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth spent part of their honeymoon here in 1923.

Previous houses

There were houses on this site before this Regency house. Polesden Lacey had at one time belonged to Sir Francis Geary but his Polesden Lacey was demolished when Joseph Bonsor bought the estate and had the present house built. He died in 1835 and the house passed to his son. From then, there have been several owners of the property until it was bought in 1906 by Captain the Honourable Ronald Greville and his wife Margaret. Mrs Greville was responsible for the interior setting that was to impress her guests of the time.

Mrs Greville's Polesden Lacey

The house was remodelled by Mrs Greville using architects Charles Mewès and Arthur Davis, who were responsible for the Ritz Hotel in London. Mrs Greville filled the house with collections of very fine furniture, pictures, porcelain and silver, much of which were supplied by many of London's fine arts dealers. With these purchases, she created a retreat in the country necessary for her house parties

Less than half the property is open for viewing. Many of the remainder of the outbuildings are used by the National Trust as a regional administration centre.

Trivia

* The gardens of this house (and the surrounding countryside) were used as location for the 1991 Stephen Poliakoff film "Close My Eyes".
* The front of this house was used as a location for the 1997 film "Shooting Fish".

External links

* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-polesdenlacey/ Polesden Lacey information at the National Trust]
* [http://www.gardenvisit.com/g/pole.htm Polesden Lacey garden design history]
* [http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Polesden+Lacey Flickr images tagged Polesden Lacey]
* [http://www.bartosik.org/photography/polesden_lacey.htm A personal photographic account of Polesden Lacey, April 2008.]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Polesden Lacey — ist ein Herrenhaus, erbaut in der englischen Epoche des Regency. Es liegt im Gebiet der North Downs bei Great Bookham, nahe Dorking, Surrey, England. Besitzer ist der National Trust, zu dessen populärsten Objekten das Anwesen zählt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Le Miracle de la neige (Le Pérugin) — Le Miracle de la neige Artiste Le Pérugin Année 1472 1474 environ Technique Tempera sur bois …   Wikipédia en Français

  • La Naissance de la Vierge (Le Pérugin) — La Naissance de la Vierge Artiste Le Pérugin Année 1472 1474 environ Technique Tempera sur bois …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Margaret Greville — Dame Margaret Helen Grenville, Hon Mrs Greville, DBE (1863–1942), was a British society hostess and philanthropist. Family Born as Margaret Helen Anderson, she was the illegitimate daughter of William McEwan (1827 1913), a brewery… …   Wikipedia

  • Sir Francis Geary, 1st Baronet — Infobox Military Person name=Francis Geary, 1st Baronet lived=1709 ndash; 7 February 1796 caption= placeofbirth = Cardiganshire placeofdeath = nickname= residence = United Kingdom nationality = British allegiance=United Kingdom of Great Britain… …   Wikipedia

  • Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon — Infobox British Royalty|majesty|consort name =Elizabeth Bowes Lyon title =Queen of the United Kingdom Empress of India imgw =200 caption =The Queen at the World s Fair, New York City, 1939. reign =11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 coronation =12 …   Wikipedia

  • Surrey — This article is about the county of England. For other uses, see Surrey (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Surry (disambiguation). Surrey Motto of County Council: Making Surrey …   Wikipedia

  • National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty — For other National Trusts, see National Trust (disambiguation). National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty National Trust Logo Abbreviation National Trust …   Wikipedia

  • List of National Trust properties in England — This is a list of National Trust Properties in England, including any stately home, historic house, castle, abbey, museum or other property in the care of the National Trust in England. Contents 1 Bedfordshire …   Wikipedia

  • List of historic houses in England — Historic houses in England is a link page for any stately home, country house or other historic house in England.Bedfordshire*Ampthill Park *Battlesden House *Chicksands Priory *Eggington House *Hinwick House *Houghton House *Luton Hoo *Milton… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”